Wait for the tunnel blast.
The hypercar golden age is near. We are at the cusp of a hypercar golden age. The introduction of the Le Mans Hypercar Class, shift to electrified performance and explosion in ultra-wealthy populations is driving automakers ever more extreme performance cars. We now have footage of the Aston Martin Valkyrie being driven on public roads by a customer.
An anonymous car spotter sent this Valkyrie green Valkyrie to Motor1.com. It was found in Munich’s streets last Friday and captured the attention of other drivers. The low-slung, nearly-open-wheel Valkyrie is a threat with its shrill, rare V12 sound coming from the twin exhausts. Although we thought Aston’s first hypercar was extreme, seeing it on Autobahn alongside Volkswagen Golfs, Alfa Romeo MiTos and Alfa Romeo MiTos makes it seem completely alien.
Although we don’t know the identity of the lucky owner, the video shows them enjoying their Valkyrie. They don’t hesitate to unleash the 1,160 horsepower car. This video is unlikely to be the last we see of a Valkyrie, as Aston has limited production to 150 units.
Aston Martin introduced the Valkyrie in 2016 as the AMRB001. This was a joint development between the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 Team . In an exclusive interview with MOTOR1.com, Christian Horner, principal of the RBR team, described the Valkyrie as “a diffuser for wheels”.
To complement the Cosworth-sourced, 6.5-liter V12-liter engine, the Valkyrie also features F1-derived aerodynamics. The active suspension is also present, but it was not working when Newey drove it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June 2021. Aston Martin announced in November that it had finished production of the first Valkyries and would begin deliveries within a few weeks.
Aston Martin has been contacted for comment. Nathan Hoyt, a spokesperson for Aston Martin, said that this car was delivered to customers and is not a road-going prototype. So far, the company has delivered 10 Valkyries, including a mix road-going examples such as the one shown here and the track-only AMR Pro.